Its seems some standard, Hardened and Care Package editions of the game are failing to download the codes. It is unclear whether or not these will grant access in time for this weekend’s double-XP shenanigans.

Some users contacted Sony for support and were told their code had been redeemed in Germany.

Forum member The Bubonic Plague had this to say: “I rang Sony and they said that my code had been redeemed in Germany. Activision support tweeted me saying that my code should work. I don’t know who to trust. I’m not bothered with double XP although it would be nice. I feel that £160 on Care Package Edition is now a waste of money and Activision are just milking it!”

Broken codes add to a hectic few days for Activision. Black Ops 2’s release has stuttered with teething problems. From PS3 players experiencing freezing issues to the PC version including Mass Effect 2 as the second disc, it hasn’t been the smoothest of launches.